Tag: U.S. House
The Ascension of Hakeem Jeffries Finally Signals Democrats’ Willingness to Move on From the...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is probably precisely what Democrats need in America’s brutal political civil...
No Red Wave but Election Night Results Could Still Leave Democrats Feeling Blue
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
As Election Night turned slowly into Wednesday morning, the U.S. House and Senate balance of power...
Primary vote could mean no Black Detroit member in Congress
By Corey Williams, Associated Press
State Rep. Shri Thanedar won Michigan’s 13th Congressional Democratic primary, topping a field of nine candidates in a district that...
House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court
By Lisa Mascaro, Congressional Correspondent, Associated Press
The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme...
Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms
By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
The federal government is taking preliminary steps toward revising racial and ethnic classifications that have not been changed in a...